Job’s View of the Death of the Righteous and the Afterlife
(Check out the puzzle for Job chapters 22-27 at the end of chart. Puzzles on earlier chapter can be found at the end of previous articles concerning Job).
He saw it as a sleep.
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Job 3:13; Job 14:12
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Daniel 12:2 – It was only the physical body in the grave that had the appearance of sleep. The spirit had gone back to God – Ecclesiastes 12:7
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John 11:11-14
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1 Thessalonians 4:14
He saw it as a place of rest and freedom from trouble.
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Job 3:17-18; Job 3:13
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2 Thessalonians 1:6-7
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Hebrews 4:9-11
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Revelation 14:13
He saw it as a place of perfect equality – the small and great are there.
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Job 3:19
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Galatians 3:28
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Revelation 20:12
He saw it as a place of comfort.
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Job 6:10
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Luke 16:22; Luke 16:25
He saw its finality – there are no more opportunities after death.
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Job 10:21-22; Job 16:22
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Matt. 25:1-13; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 14:13
He saw it as a place where his Redeemer would reward him; where he would be given his resurrection body; and where He would see God.
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Job 19:25-27
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John 5:28-29; 1 John 3:2
He saw it as a place where all will very shortly go.
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Job 21:13; Job 21:26
Here are the puzzles for the Book of Job.
- Interactive version - job_chapter_22 ; printable version - job_chap_22
- Interactive version - job_chapter_23 ; printable version - job_chap_23
- Interactive version - job_chapter_24 ; printable version – job_chap_24
- Interactive version - job_chapter_25 ; printable version - job_chap_25
- Interactive version - job_chapter_26 ; printable version - job_chap_26
- Interactive version - job_chapter_27 ; printable version – job_chap_27
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Devotional, Michael Carter
on November 17th, 2008